voice mail

Definition of voice mail

1: an electronic communication system in which spoken messages are recorded or digitized and stored for later playback to the intended recipient
left a message in the company's voice mail—typically hyphenated in attributive usea voice-mail system

2a: messages received through a voice-mail system
checking her voice mail

b: a voice-mail message
listening to a voice mail

Examples of voice mail in a Sentence

Just leave a message on my voice mail.
I left her a voice mail.
You have two new voice mails.

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